come learn & play with us

Our internship program offers a valuable experience to teachers, or aspiring teachers, who are interested in learning a creative approach to teaching language while gaining classroom experience. Whether you need classroom hours to fulfill a university requirement or just want to practice your Spanish skills in a lively environment, we'll be happy to meet with you to discuss the possibilities. Past interns have also assisted us with curriculum development, social media marketing and photography/video. Internships often lead to paid work as a lead teacher. To apply to our internship program, please send us an email briefly describing your interest as well as a copy of your resume. We look forward to hearing from you!Quotes from past interns:

BEN﻿﻿"Hands-On Language opened my world to how to teach and interact with children to become better Spanish speakers. As a native Spanish speaking tutor for adults, working with kids was refreshing and invigorating."

KATIE¨As a Hands-On Language intern, I picked up skills that have helped me immeasurably in my current work as a secondary-level TEFL teacher in the Peace Corps. Before working with Hands-On Language, I had some previous work experience tutoring college students in Spanish language and literature, however, I had never participated in an immersion-based language program, and I had certainly never attempted to teach Spanish to young learners. I picked up techniques for teaching Spanish through art projects, vocabulary-building games, and TPR-based activities. Using only the target language to communicate with students was challenging at times but ultimately very effective. I also gained experience in effective team teaching and co-facilitation. I met some wonderful friends, felt great about the work I was doing, and eventually had the opportunity to lead teach. In short, the experience was wonderful!¨

SHELBY"Working as an intern with Hands-On Language was a rewarding and challenging experience. Each new day allowed me to try a new game, song, or activity to teach Spanish in an interactive way. I was able to observe the lead teacher and learn from her techniques in the classroom. Later on in the year, I was lucky enough to be promoted to lead teacher. Working with Hands-On Language opened my eyes to an alternative and successful way of creative language teaching."

CLAUDIA¨I was interested in language education with a creative approach, and thought this would be a great opportunity to gain experience and learn from others in a collaborative space. I had a great experience interacting in an active environment and being able to apply some of my own ideas for the lessons. I learned about lesson planning from the lead teachers. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to gain experience teaching and applying a creative approach to language education.¨ DOLORES¨I really enjoyed volunteering with Hands-On Language at Atkinson Elementary. The experience gave me the opportunity to do some hands-on learning myself in classroom management and child-friendly teaching methods. I was studying Spanish at PSU then and the program helped me become more comfortable employing Spanish in a real, constructive way for the benefit of others. It was a reassuring and empowering experience. I later used many lesson ideas learned while at Hands-On when I taught English to children in Spain!¨ ﻿﻿

Teachers and interns

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